On 13 December, medical staff at the Laos-Luxembourg Heart Institute performed Laos’s first-ever cardiac surgery.
A team of cardiac surgeons from Laos and Luxembourg performed the surgery at Vientiane’s Mahosot Hospital using the "beating-heart surgery" technique, a type of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) that does not require stopping the...
Days of heavy rain in Xayaboury have caused the Namheuang River to burst its banks, flooding parts of Kenthao District.
Residents have been forced to...
Salavanh Province has issued a notice advising residents to prepare food and equipment in advance of a new lockdown in the province.
The province has...
The Lower Mekong region remains highly vulnerable to increased flood and drought.
To offset the increased risk, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and its partners...
